St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-22
And Will be Chief Of the
French Republic to His
Terms End.
Parnell Talks About the Irish
Question and Plan Of
Campaign.
Condition of the Crown Prince
--Ge neral Intelligence
From Abroad.
By Cable TO the Globe.

By Cable to the Globe.
LoND ON, Nov. 21.-It is thought that
the outcome of the French govern
mental crisis will have to be compro-
mise between President Grevy and M.
Clemenceau. The president having de-
clared that nothing on earth will induce
him to resign, land M. Clemenceau having
avOwed that nothing will induce him to
accept the premiership while Mr.. Grevy
is president, the situation is said by
cynical Frenchmen to resemble the
famous problem of the school books as
to what will happen when an irresisti-
ible force comes in contact with an i'm
movable body. M. Grevy may, with
some stretch Of the imagination, be said
to represent the immOvable body, for
he cannot be removed except by i'm
peachment, and his widest enemy
would not dream of attacking his integ
rity. On the other hand M. Clemenceau
represents the irresistible force of public
opinion and political eXpediency. Fol-
lowing the same line of development as
Gambetta, Clemeanceau has passed
through all the stages of French pO-
litical graduation, first as the ranting
idol of the mob, perfect anarchist,
then as the fiery leader of the extreme
left; and gradually growing more eau
tiOus and moderate until now almost
over the Conservative line, though still
classed with the Radicals, he is the
best representative to-day of the France
of the immediate future. The solution
of the crisis will have to be in his favor,
and it will doubtless come in the shape
of his naming premier. The nominee
will be dummy, carrying out the Glenn
enceau party policy, and here again
Gambetta's example is being initiated.
NJ. Grevy will, it is thought, have no
objection now to putting in almost any
respectable man as the figurehead at
Clemenceau'S request, for he himself
has no personal ambition to intrigue in
the administrator of affairs. Whatever
of desire he may have had until recently
to be an actual as well as nominal head
of the government has been SubOrdi-
mated by
THE TERRIBLE ORDEAL
through which he has passed, threaten
ing to endanger for time his personal
reputation. He is now, it is said. ready
to concede everything to his political OPP
pOnentS except resignation. All that he
asks is to be permitted to serve out his
term in peace and retire with honor.
IL any dltelnpI is Hldue lO tlWdTI UIllS
desire and to force his retirement the
old statesman will make bitter fight.
He will die game and many of his enc
mics will bite the dust before he goes
down. Any one who imagines that M.
Wilson is the only one of eminence in
French public life who is vulnerable is
greatly mistaken, according to the gos-
sips. NJ. Grevy is not without devoted
friends in the departments, who are be-
ginning to hint that they know more
than would be good for many men whose
garments now seem undefled. The in
fiuence of the latter may probably be
counted upon as last resort to prevent
matters being pushed to the extreme.
If not, and if the fight again st the ven
cradle president of the republic is per-
sisted in, the unpleasant scandals of the
Wilson Caffarel-LimOusin imbrOgliO bid
fair to be eclipsed by the cloudy devel-
opments of the near future.